{"id":5144,"date":"2013-11-01T20:27:54","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T20:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5144"},"modified":"2021-10-02T12:33:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T16:33:15","slug":"sci-tech-lockheed-proposing-mach-6-successor-to-sr-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5144","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Tech: Lockheed proposing Mach 6 successor to SR-71"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aviation Week has a cover article on a proposed replacement for the\u00a0Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird<\/a>\u00a0under study at Lockheed-Martin:\u00a0\u00a0Exclusive: Skunk Works Reveals SR-71 Successor Plan – Aviation Week<\/a><\/p>\n

After years of silence on the subject, Lockheed Martin\u2019s Skunk Works has revealed exclusively to AW&ST details of long-running plans for what it describes as an affordable hypersonic intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike platform that could enter development in demonstrator form as soon as 2018. Dubbed the SR-72, the twin-engine aircraft is designed for a Mach 6 cruise, around twice the speed of its forebear, and will have the optional capability to strike targets.<\/p>\n

Guided by the U.S. Air Force\u2019s long-term hypersonic road map, the SR-72 is designed to fill what are perceived by defense planners as growing gaps in coverage of fast-reaction intelligence by the plethora of satellites, subsonic manned and unmanned platforms meant to replace the SR-71. Potentially dangerous and increasingly mobile threats are emerging in areas of denied or contested airspace, in countries with sophisticated air defenses and detailed knowledge of satellite movements.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The vehicle’s propulsion system would integrate “an off-the-shelf turbine with a scramjet to power the aircraft from standstill to Mach 6 plus<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

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Aviation Week has a cover article on a proposed replacement for the\u00a0Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird\u00a0under study at Lockheed-Martin:\u00a0\u00a0Exclusive: Skunk Works Reveals SR-71 Successor Plan – Aviation Week After years of silence on the subject, Lockheed Martin\u2019s Skunk Works has revealed exclusively to AW&ST details of long-running plans for what it describes as an affordable hypersonic intelligence, … Continue reading Sci-Tech: Lockheed proposing Mach 6 successor to SR-71<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1kY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3208,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3208","url_meta":{"origin":5144,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Tech: Update on the SkyTug airship","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 6, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's an update on the big SkyTug airship that Lockheed-Martin is developing for a Canadian venture that wants to use it to transport cargo to and from remote areas: Proposed Rules Provide Peek at Lockheed's Cargo Airship - Aviation Week Here are some earlier articles about the system: Alberta Private\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Science and Technology"","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/isJRgEu7DQo\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9036,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9036","url_meta":{"origin":5144,"position":1},"title":"Sci-Tech: Updates on five fusion power projects","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 15, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"While I'm quite optimistic about progress with LENR energy production, it's great to see progress being made on more conventional fusion approaches as well. 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